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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: designer12281 Surnames: stephens Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/153/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have hit a brick wall with my great grandfather. His name was William Robert Stephens b1870-1943. He married Clarissa Caroline Hood and they live in Short Creek AL where he had the general store. They had 3 children: Leola, Bessie Savannah(my Grandmother) and Jerry. William was also a justice of the peace and married many people in the area.I have been unable to find out anything regarding his parents. My mother has told me that the story was that his mother, whom we think was named Eliza, died in childbirth and his father took him to Georgia (Savannah area) to be raised by her mother. That is all that we know. If anyone has any information, I would really appreciate it. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/137.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As far as I know, Barnardo records would be available by that link I gave you. Other civil records wouldn't be separated out....? Have you tried her death records? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jb_barrie108 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/137.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Both of her marriage records are dead ends, she used her foster family's name. I might try the retirement home that she past away in, or her lawyer that dealt with her will. would you happen to know were they might keep Ontario, Canada records for Barnado children??? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/137.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Her death certificate and her marriage record could also have her maiden name. Do you know where she died? and when? Where she was married? and when? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jb_barrie108 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/137.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: They said with out her birth name they can not find her in there records. I'm going to try and track down a copy of her birth certificate. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chatterchit Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/137.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: That's odd. What else did they tell you? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jb_barrie108 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/137.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: tried there website they have no record of her in there records Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: avereng Surnames: SYMONDS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/152/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My first attempt at this so please bear with me. William Francis Symonds was one of five children born to Francis Baldry Symonds 07 Mar 1842 Swefling, Suffolk died 18 Feb 1892 buried Framlingham, Suffolk and Francis' wife Sarah born 17 Jan 1839 Macclesfield,Cheshire died 1908 or 1911. This family moved from Islington London to Vienna Austria sometime between 1881 (when they appear on that census) and 1891 (no trace on that census). William's siblings, all born Islington were, Harry born 1871 died 1918 Norfolk, Frederick born 1872 died 04 Dec 1944 Kingston upon Thames, Jessie born 1877 no death details and Ellen born 1879 no death details. We know that William married Gretl,presumably Austrian and have postcards from Vienna dating from 1933 signed Onkel Willy and Tante Gretl. We know that William was 70 in June 1939 in Vienna. We know that Jessie had at least one daughter, Hilde, who was seriously ill with leukemia in Vienna in 1939. We believe Harry may have had 2 children, Harold and Emmy, of whom no further details. We know that Francis Baldry Symonds, his wife and 2 sons Harry and Frederick returned to England either together or separately. Frederick appears on 1901 census with first wife Rosina. My wife and I would be most grateful for any information on those whom we believe remained in Vienna at the outbreak of WW2, namely, William Francis, Jessie and Ellen and whatever family details you can provide. Thank you all in advance. Norman Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jessie98922 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/149.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I really have no other information. The information on the possible siblings came from one of my mother's cousins. I spoke briefly with my Aunt (Florence Ellon was her grandmother) and she has no recollection of her parents or any family information from Frorence. I will check the possible leads. I have followed the Russel T Crain and Mary Dale line---I really have no other information but it just did not seem right. I will re check it. Thanks for the help! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PHelfand46 Surnames: Hill Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/149.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am guessing that you have the following marriage record already? Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 about Florence E Hill Name: Florence E Hill Marriage Date: 2 Mar 1896 Marriage Location: Roscoe, St Clair, Missouri Marriage County: St Clair Spouse Name: J K Robertson (name faded - could be JW Roberson) ------------------------------------------------------- Do you have any more info about the death of Sarah E Hill in Roscoe MO in 1902? Could she possibly be the Sarah Elliott below who may have remarried? Roscoe is such a small town that the listing of a Joseph S Hill (d. in 1885) married to a Sarah E Hill seems like a very strong coincidence. One possibility, if Joseph S Hill died in 1885, perhaps some of his young children may have been sent to live with relatives or put up for adoption? I know that you said that Joseph Hill, son of Joseph S Hill and Sarah E Crane, was born about 1879. Do you know when he died? I kept hunting for other possibilities and kept coming back to the following Joseph Hill. I searched in both St Clair and in Roscoe for 1880 and 1900 census records using first name as well as last name only searches with 5 to 10 year - age ranges. 1900 United States Federal Census about Joseph S Hill Name: Joseph S Hill Home in 1900: Roscoe, St Clair, Missouri Age: 37 Birth Date: Jan 1869 Birthplace: Missouri Race: White Gender: Male Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Sarah Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Spouse's name: Ella A Marriage Year: 1894 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 6 Household Members: Name Age Joseph S Hill 37 Ella A Hill 27 Mona Hill 5 Orval Hill 3 Joseph Hill 2 Sarah Elliott 62 I will keep hunting to see if I can find another Hill family that seems to fit any better. It would be interesting to know if the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in St Clair Missouri would have any more information about the Joseph S Hill who died in 1885. His marriage to a Sarah E appears to be his second marriage. The first was to a Jane. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 about Sarah E Hill Name: Sarah E Hill Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1890 Marriage Location: St Clair, Missouri Marriage County: St Clair Spouse Name: W H Elliott (note: W H Elliot may have been the W H Elliot who fought for the Confederacy in Missouri) ---------------------------------------------- This was ancestral file on familysearch.org/ - source was not listed for marriage record to Joseph Hills. Sarah Elizabeth CRAIN (AFN: 1LHN-RL8) (Tennessee) Sex: F Birth: 1838 , , Tn Father: Russell T. CRAIN (AFN: M001-WF) Mother: Mary DALE (AFN: 1LHN-R35) Spouse: Joseph HILLS (AFN: 1LHN-RK2) ---------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Pleasant Valley Cemetery: Joseph S Hill, b. 1869, d 1960 Pleasant Valley Cemetery: H.S Hill d. June 30, 1885. (this may be Joseph Hill listed below) >From Missouri death records - Joseph Hill d June 30, 1885 Roscoe Twp MO; birth date 1819 Age: 66.2.23; b. Kentucky bur. July 1 , 1885. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vera1975 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/145.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi: There are several Conrad's so I'm not sure if I have the right one. I have several birth dates for him - 1699, 1690, 1694 and 1710. These dates I noticed on other posts so I may have the wrong Conrad. The birth date of 1690 has him born in Germany and death in Ulster, N.Y. Also he had 2 wives - Gritje and Eliz. Houst (Hauss). So you see, I am very confused. Thanks for trying to help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: j_e_m_h_v_bronswijk Surnames: Classification: immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/145.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are you sure he was born in Germany? Around 1700 thye name RigtMeijer or Richtmeijer is also present in Deventer, the Netherlands. I do not know, however, if also a Conrad exists. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: forbidden2know Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/151.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: OMG! I can't believe it. LHSwisher <~~ you are THE BEST. Thank you so much for the information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LHSwisher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/151.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: FamilySearch Record Search has the actual marriage index record of Ralph Pond and Frances Bissett (Edson's parents, so apparently they are Erma's parents too. Since she was born after the 1930 census, there are no online records that show her with parents.) http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#surname=Pond&searchType=close&p=recordResults&givenName=Ralph&collection=fs:1452395 Click Ralph's name in the second entry, showing Ralph and Frances, to see record details. If you click Record Image along the right hand side of Record Details, it brings you to the actual register. The index also lists Ralph's and Frances' parents' names. I am not related to this family; just helping here. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LHSwisher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/151.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry, the message posted before I was finished... 1930 census Kent Co., Grand Rapids City, 1st Pct., Block # 157, ED41-11; SD 7; Sheet 16A (268) Father: Ralph H. Pond, age 52 Mother: Frances A., age 38 [note: Ancestry indexed this as "Franck" but the image clearly shows Frances] Children: Ruby E., 14 Edson H., 12 Richard F., 11 Walter R., 3 10/12 ----- 1920 Census: Ralph Pond, 42 Frances, 47 Ruby, 3 9/12 Edson, 2 2/12 Richard, 11/12 ------- Ancestry's WWI Draft Registration dated Sept. 1918 Name: Ralph Harvey Pond City: Detroit County: Wayne State: Michigan Birth Date: 20 Aug 1877 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 2023958 DraftBoard: 5 (image shows) Address: 269 Lafayette Blvd. Wife: Frances A. Occupation: Messenger Employer: American Railway Express Co. Short height, medium build, grey eyes, brown hair ----- Ancestry's Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 Name: Edson Pond Death Date: 28 Mar 1978 County of Death: Dade State of Death: Florida Age at Death: 60 Race: White Birth Date: 6 Oct 1917 ----- (Western Michigan Genealogical Society has several databases of interest. Apparently you search here to order: http://data.wmgs.org/Marriages/FMPro WMGS Index for Kent County Marriages,1845 to 1929 Bissett, Frances A. Pond, Ralph H. Book 18 Page 38 Year: 1915-1918 ------ Western Michigan Newspapers 1910 - August 2010 Surname: POND First Name: Edson Date the Death was first published (note this is NOT the Death Date): Thu, 6 Apr 1978 Record Type: GR Press Obit Page Number: a * after this indicates the page number is assumed by knowing the page number of another notice published the same day. 3F Surname: POND First Name: Frances Date the Death was first published (note this is NOT the Death Date): Wed, 1 Jun 1949 Record Type: GR Herald Obit Page Number: a * after this indicates the page number is assumed by knowing the page number of another notice published the same day. 15* Surname: POND First Name: Ralph Date the Death was first published (note this is NOT the Death Date): Fri, 20 Jul 1951 Record Type: GR Herald Obit Page Number: a * after this indicates the page number is assumed by knowing the page number of another notice published the same day. Surname: BALK First Name: Erma Date the Death was first published (note this is NOT the Death Date): Sat, 16 Apr 1983 Record Type: GR Press Obit Page Number: a * after this indicates the page number is assumed by knowing the page number of another notice published the same day. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LHSwisher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/151.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm not sure why you couldn't either. Your other queries about Erma are on other boards; you didn't post details on this board giving dates or info. Based on your other post: >From Ancestry's US Public Records Index 2 (doesn't tell when record was created) Name: Erma Balk Birth Date: 30 Sep 1932 Address: 70 Cutler St SW City: Grand Rapids State: MI Zip Code: 49507-2921 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: forbidden2know Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/151/mb.ashx Message Board Post: For the life of me, I can't understand why I can't find anything on who Erma Ann Pond's parents was. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: forbidden2know Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/150/mb.ashx Message Board Post: For the life of me, I can't understand why I can't find anything on who Erma Ann Pond's parents was. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jessie98922 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/148.3.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I noticed that issue. At least now I have an idea where to start. Thanks for the help Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.